Accounting Manager – remote

Remote contract opportunity for an Accounting Manager who will provide leadership and operational continuity for key royalty accounting, financial control, and third-party income processes during the temporary assignment period. The position oversees the third-party offshore service provider’s day-to-day royalty accounting activities, including receipt and processing of payments and royalty statements from subsidiaries and third-party publishers. The role ensures transactions are processed accurately and on time, exceptions are investigated and resolved, and authors are paid correctly.

The position also coordinates SOX controls and audit requirements across Royalty Operations, including oversight of the monthly royalty expense review and related financial reconciliations.

• Oversee work performed by the external service provider related to third-party income received from licensing U.S. content to subsidiaries and third-party publishers.
• Ensure royalty statements and related payments are received, processed, and recorded accurately within required deadlines.
• Monitor processing exceptions, payment discrepancies, and system kick-outs, coordinating investigation and resolution as necessary.
• Provide guidance to the offshore service provider regarding corrective actions and processing requirements.
• Oversee advance payments and third-party payment processing performed by the offshore service provider.

• Coordinate Royalty Operations’ SOX controls and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Oversee the monthly royalty expense review to identify unusual transactions, variances, or potential payment issues.
• Research identified issues and coordinate corrections with Royalty Operations, Business Units, Finance, Legal, and technology partners.
• Perform or oversee monthly and annual royalty payment reconciliations.
• Coordinate Business Unit write-offs and respond to royalty payment inquiries from Accounts Payable.
• Manage processes related to refund checks and the annual 1099 cycle.
• Maintain supporting documentation for financial controls, reconciliations, reviews, and audit requests.

• Maintain continuity of critical royalty accounting and control activities throughout the temporary assignment.
• Document recurring responsibilities, key deadlines, open issues, control requirements, and important stakeholder contacts.
• Escalate material processing, payment, reconciliation, control, or system issues to the appropriate leadership team.
• Support an orderly transition at the beginning and conclusion of the assignment, including transfer of current status, outstanding actions, and process documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Four or more years of experience in royalty accounting, financial operations, accounting controls, publishing operations, or a related field.
• Experience overseeing work performed by an offshore team, shared-services organization, or external service provider.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reconciliation and analysis of high-volume transactional data.
• Experience with reconciliations, financial controls, audit support, and general ledger impacts.
• Experience testing financial systems or validating accounting results associated with system changes is strongly preferred.
• Royalty Experience
• Managerial Experience

• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with publishing agreements, royalty system processing,…